In Popular Culture
- In the Bonanza episode "Thunder Man" (May 5, 1963, S04E31), the song was called "New Orleans Woman" and was a major plot point.
- The song was covered by Alvin and the Chipmunks for their 1962 album The Chipmunk Songbook.
- The song is the theme for Frank Capra's Christmas classic film, It's a Wonderful Life. It is also played multiple times throughout, most prominently when James Stewart and Donna Reed sing it together in the George Lassos the Moon scene.
- In The Simpsons, Homer Simpson sings "Buffalo Gals" in Moe's Tavern to earn 25 cents to buy beer with.
- "Buffalo Gals, Won't You Come Out Tonight" is a short story by Ursula K. Le Guin, featured in the collection Buffalo Gals and Other Animal Presences
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